Latter-day Saints Yesterday and Today: Beliefs, History, Life

This exhibition of the Sixth International Art Competition: Latter-day Saints Yesterday and Today: Beliefs, History, Life, held in 2003, features professional and amateur Latter-day Saint artists around the world. The 171 works selected from over 700 entries represent a wide variety of subjects that express many aspects of Latter-day Saint religious experience. These works are of high artistic quality and creativity, and reflect a range of media, artistic styles, and differing cultural approaches. Altogether artists from thirty countries are represented.

A—C

Adult hands touch the face of a smiling boy.

Hands

Stacey Abts (1968– )
Cityscape with mountains in the background.

In the Top of the Mountains

Rob Adamson (1962– )
A woman sitting behind a girl and styling the girl's hair.

Together Time

Michael Albrechtsen (1962– )
Merit Award
A river bend surrounded by foliage.

The Oxbow

Bradley E. Aldridge (1965– )
Patchwork quilt with a star pattern filling the center.

Let Us Oft Speak Kind Words

Emma Allebes (1931– )
In the foreground stands an elderly woman and in the background a young couple, a log home, a quilt, and mountain peaks.

Grace

Charlotte Warr Andersen (1952– )
A small sofa and two chairs against a white wall covered in notes and photos.

Sisters' Apartment

Rhonda Anderson (1973– )
A bearded man keeling on the ground tearing his clothing.

Job

Robin Anderson (1958– )
A tasseled rug with center green center medallion in a field of blue with red and orange used in the designs along the borders.

Lehi's Vision of the Tree of Life

Diane Aposhian (1958– )
Merit Award
A woman standing in a garden near a rose bush.

Why Seek the Living among the Dead?

Jan Astle (1952– )
Portrait of a woman with dark hair.

Emma

Cassandra Barney (1967– )
Men with guns gather near a brick two-story building.

Storming the Jail

Robert Barrett (1949– )
A pyramid surrounded by a colorful night sky full of planets and stars.

The Ascension of Isaiah

Wulf E. Barsch (1944– )
A pillar sculpture with a flying angel ornament on top and symbols incorporated throughout.

The Nauvoo Pillar

James Ronald Bartlett (1934– )
A man and a woman each carrying a heavy load with the Savior standing between them holding a yoke.

Come unto Me, All Ye that Labor and Are Heavy Laden

Benjamin Behunin (1973– )
A plate etched the words "Holiness unto the Lord."

Holiness unto the Lord

Joseph Bennion (1952– )
Portrait of a woman holding potted lilies.

Consider the Lilies: A Woman of Faith

Lee Udall Bennion (1956– )
Gold frames connected together, each one depicting a different scene.

The Creation

Keith Bond (1971– )
Merit Award
Several figures standing side by side.

The Savior and the Disciples

Joumana Borderie (1963– )
A seated woman tending an oven with a bowl on her lap and a basket of apples on the floor next to her.

Gratitude for Our Daily Bread

Carma Bowen (1941– )
Statue of a boy sitting on a man's shoulders.

Righteous Father

Laura Lee Stay Bradshaw (1958– )
A man cradles the head of an injured man and offers him drink.

The Good Samaritan

Joseph Brickey (1973– )
A tasseled hanging fabric depicting a tree with fruit.

Tree of Life - LaMona Brown

LaMona Brown (1928– )
Light rays passing across a desert landscape and through a group of tree at the top of a mesa.

The Light of Hope

Jon Burton (1945– )
Three white flower tied with a red ribbon against a blue background.

Rebirth: The Resurrection

Marilee B. Campbell (1939– )
A pencil sketch of the Savior.

The Lord Looketh on the Heart

Judith Campion (1935– )
Purchase Award
A man in Egyptian clothing.

Joseph in Egypt

Carmelo Juan Cuyutupa Canares (1948– )
A family walking with a handcart with a white figure pushing from behind.

Rescued by an Angel

Margery Sorensen Cannon (1926– )
Children surrounding a mailbox with one of them sitting atop the mailbox.

Priority Mail

Bobbie Carlyle (1948– )
Images of two temples in the center with a row of apples underneath and butterflies above the temple images.

Nauvoo Full Circle: Mortality to Immortality

Jill Cecil (1976– )
A girl sitting on the floor with a guitar in her lap.

Sing with Me

Rei–Ying Chen (1958– )
A circle against a blue background with patterns and Chinese characters inside.

Steadfast in Keeping the Commandments

Chin Tai Cheng (1948– )
Purchase Award
Two young men getting dressed in Sunday attire, one looking at an image of a man in armor.

Called to Serve

Don Christensen (1952– )
Merit Award
Landscape scene including a gentle stream that leads to a waterfall.

Gently up the Stream

Linda Curley Christensen (1956– )
Statue of a man with his hands on the face of another man who is lying on the ground.

That They Which See Not

Eric Christopher (1967– )
In a tropical location with many palm trees, two men in dress clothes approach a hut filled with people.

A Promise Fulfilled

Teodorico P. Cumagun Jr (1933– )

D—K

Two men standing amongst a group of men, one in chains and one holding a gun in his hand.

Dignity and Majesty

Rose Datoc Dall (1968– )
Overlapping images of homes and old family photos.

Changing, Ever Constant

Janice Page Dawson (1931– )
A tree with colorful leaves falling to the ground with a large fenced off field in the background.

Joseph Smith Farm

Alan Day (1952– )
Portrait of a man with a white building on the hill in the distance.

Portrait of Joseph Smith Jr.

Angela Demutskiy (1978– )
Merit Award
Symbolic items in the foreground commemorating the September 11th terrorist attack. The New York skyline is in the background with smoke rising from two fiery buildings.

Condolence

Patrick Devonas (1965– )
Merit Award
Brightly colored abstract painting.

The Unknown Galaxy

Fatemeh Dibaiyan (1937– )
A man in a red robe helps a young woman stand up.

Child of Christ

Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty (1949–2025)
A representation of a scout camp and the various activities that happen there.

Camp Eagles Nest

Eric Dowdle (1968– )
A white temple building surrounded by trees lit up with Christmas lights.

A Light unto the World

Barbara Edwards (1952– )
A group of individuals sitting for a portrait.

President Benson's Borrowed Suit

Glen Edwards (1935– )
Two wooden figured placing hands on a shorter figure.

Ordination

Lawrence O. Ehigiator (1957– )
White needle lacework against a red background.

Armenian Needle Lace

Melva Hindoian Emrazian (1925– )
Man standing in the water with a dove on his shoulder.

Spirit Descending

Victor Escobar (1929– )
This image juxtaposes several temple experiences the artist had as a missionary.

My Missionary Calling Made Me Look to Eternity

Gerardo Oscanoa Espinoza (1962– )
A woman holding fruits with a floral backdrop.

By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know

Linda Etherington (1969– )
Portrait of a man studying.

Hugh Nibley: Scholar, Educator, Author, and the Lord's Doorkeeper

Rebecca F. Everett (1950– )
A white tatted fabric in the shape of a tree on a deep red background.

Tree of Life - Lucile C. Fish

Lucile C. Fish (1907– )
Statue of a robed man.

The Second Comforter

Jan G. Fisher (1938– )
Merit Award
A man holding white stones in his hand.

Selecting Stones: The Brother of Jared

Nathan Florence (1972– )
A white temple building with six spires against a pink sky.

For Time and All Eterninty

Shanna Ford (1979– )
A side profile of a man with a beard against a bright yellow background.

President Brigham Young

Enrique Manuel Garcia (1953– )
Woman kneeling in a private spot in a corn field.

Righteous Definance

Caren Olson Garlock (1955– )
A man, woman, and child sitting together.

Together (Gentleness of Preisthood and Power of Creation)

Sanae Gazdik (1967–2018 )
A carved wooden figure of a standing man with a beard.

Abraham

Don Geddes (1930– )
A standing man with a crown.

Receiving Teachings of King Benjamin

Maria Alejandra Gil (1965– )
A wooded landscape.

Within the Shady Woodland

Susan McBride Gilgen (1945– )
Christ surrounded by grapevines.

Jesus, the True Vine

Grayling Altair Gonzalez de Gimenez (1957– )
A man in a red robe.

The Second Coming

Giulianna Giusti (1980– )
A man standing in the center of a table full of food and drink with people gathered all around.

Bread of Life in the Land of Abundance

Miguel Angel Gonzalez (1958– )
Two men standing near a light.

A New Light in the Barge

Trent Gudmundsen (1978– )
A man in a loincloth on the ground and covering his eyes.

The Third Time

Filiberto Gutierrez (1958– )
A man's face merged with the trunk of a tree.

The Tree of Love and Life

Annele Halmetoja (1952– )
A man with a walking stick being held up by two other men.

Sustaining the Prophet

Benjamin Hammond (1977– )
A child in a man's arms.

In the Arms of His Love

Florence P. Hansen (1920– )
A portrait of a man created from hundreds of smaller images.

The Face of Africa

Naomi Harper (1952– )
A rural landscape with a large tree in the forefront.

Tree of Life - Hegsted

Derek Hegsted (1965– )
A man in white stands in the center of four other men.

Doubting Thomas

Jeffrey Hein (1974– )
A bat falling towards the lower righthand corner of a yellow background.

Fallen Flight

David Hoeft (1961– )
Stained glass flowers along a river bank.

Garden of Eden

Tom Holdman (1970– )
Three scenes showing life as a pioneer crossing the plains with handcarts and covered wagons.

Faith, Hope and Charity

Glen S. Hopkinson (1946– )
A group of people gathered together with luggage.

The Leaving of Liverpool England

Marion Hornberger (1956– )
A clay pot covered in pictographs.

The Lamanites Shall Blossom as a Rose

Sean Hornof (1977– )
Several scenes depicting family groups together.

Family Together Forever

Enoma Alfred Igbinigie (1951– )
Sculpture representing family members.

Family Unity

Asemota Izevbigie (1966– )
A man breaking free from chains.

Ransomed

Mark Jarman (1968– )
A truss beam being lifted onto a building.

The Iron Rod

Pekka K. Jarvinen (1930– )
Light breaking through the trees near a small white building.

Daybreak on the Smith Farm

Boyd Jensen (1935– )
A hand-stitched sampler depicting several scenes from the Garden of Eden.

The Garden

Lynn Jones (1949– )
A glowing man in white stands in the middle of a group kneeling in front of him.

The Light of His Countenance Did Shine upon Them

Gary L. Kapp (1942– )
Merit Award
A white light against a dark sky.

Moon to the Bright and Morning Star

Jared Kern (1975– )
A male face and a female face next to a tree.

Malachi 4:6

Lyric Montgomery Kinard (1968– )
A family pushing a handcart on the palm of a giant hand.

In the Hand of the Lord

Louie Kinyon (1934– )
Several symbols of hands and heart and the words "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart."

Hill of the Lord, Who Shall Ascend?

Kurt W. Knudsen (1954– )
A green painted chair with a fabric seat.

Under His Fig Tree

Rebecca Knudsen (1953– )
A dark mass suspended in the center of a glass and metal frame.

Universe

Pavel Koltsov (1972– )

L—R

A large tree with white fruit.

Tree of Life

Mabel Belle Lara (1975– )
A lighthouse in the distance shining light across a rough sea.

Brightly Beams Our Fathers Mercy

Joseph Lasura (1977– )
Mountains painted in multiple layers of color.

Let the Mountains Shout for Joy!

Brent R. Laycock (1947– )
The spirit of Joseph Smith leaving his body and going with another heavenly spirit.

"Joseph, Come Home"

Philip Leaning (1953– )
A metal fountain on a stone base.

The Fountain of Living Waters

Mike Lefler (1953– )
Merit Award
A woman reaching for the hem of a white robe.

Trust in the Lord

Liz Lemon-Swindle (1953– )
Merit Award
A rural scene with cows in a field, trees, and a brown building atop a hill in the distance.

Sacred Sentinel

Don Lind (1930– )
A woman crouched down extending her hand to a man on the ground. Another man standing beside her holds a sword and a vessel filled with light.

Mercy Claimeth That Which Is Her Own

Jonathan Linton (1975– )
Purchase Award
A man in white robes standing in the middle of a group. Members of the group have varying reactions to him from kneeling near him to turning away from him.

Rising Generation

Julie Lochridge (1964– )
A white building trimmed with gold and filled with people.

The Truth Revealed

Jeronimo Lozano (1950– )
Purchase Award
A bust of a man in a suit with glasses folding his hands together.

Prophet; Son of a Prophet

Nebel Luccion (1960– )
Several scenes depicting early history of latter-day saints.

Our Divine Heritage

Maria Makarova (1979– )
Merit Award
A woman holding a small lit lamp in her hand.

Peace, Not as the World Giveth

Michael Malm (1972– )
Merit Award
A rural scene with a rounded mountain.

Mount Tabor

Mary Louise McGettigan (1931– )
Abstract painting in rich blue, green, and yellow.

The Source

Shirley Taylor McKay (1936– )
Woman touches the hem of Jesus' garment.

Thy Faith

Judith Mehr (1951– )
A rainbow of colors with gradually more yellow to represent light. Blended into the colors are the words "She dispels darkness and opens windows of truth to light her way."

Women of God

Joan Merrell (1956– )
A woman holding a baby with a man standing close by to assist.

"For unto Us a Child Is Born", 2 Nephi 19:6

Lynne Millman-Weidinger (1953– )
Two angels raise a cloth above Christ's body as he awakens on a slab of stone.

The Third Day

Dan Mortensen (1962– )
Translucent glass in a long, curving shape.

Creation I

Hiroko Narahara (1979– )
A man with a child on his lap and another child by his side.

Behold Your Little Ones

Steven Lloyd Neal (1953– )
A man carving a giant block of granite with a hammer and chisel.

Rock of Our Salvation

Marvin Nelson (1973– )
An elderly woman works with young girls to can peaches in jars at a kitchen table..

Preserving Posterity

Lori Nicholas (1951– )
An illustrated cover showing two girls leaving their home together, the second girl trying to catch up to the first.

The Family

Marcel Niyungi (1976– )
Two girls captivated by a person in white, who is touching the face of the youngest girl.

Children of Light

Anne Marie Oborn (1949– )
Merit Award
Sculpture of three personages wrapped in each other's arms.

The Family - Okonkwo

Nnamdi Okonkwo (1965– )
Merit Award
A man standing under a tree with a walled city in the background.

Wherever He Leads Me

Greg Olsen (1958– )
Merit Award
Yoked oxen pulling a wagon filled with large blocks of stone.

Temple Stones

Kenneth William Packer (1950– )
A man with a raised hammer poised to hit another tool.

Nephi the Tool Maker

John D. Parrish (1956– )
Christ with his arms outstretched standing near the sea with a fisherman in a boat in the distance.

Fisher of Men

Del Parson (1948– )
Beaded depiction of the temple in Mexico City with youth standing in front of the building.

Earthly Symbol of a Spiritual Reality

Blanca Estela Pavon de Martinez (1950– )
A man touching the eyes of a person kneeling in front of him.

According to Thy Faith

Adair Payne (1957– )
Merit Award
A group of wagons crossing the desert and above the clouds a small plane is passing by.

Two Prophets Salute in Passing

Gary Peterson (1944– )
A row of girls in a line.

Girls in Line

Kathleen Peterson (1951– )
A figure stands gazing at an open landscape.

Sea Expiring

Rebecca Pletsch (1980– )
Man women's faces in vivid colors cover the canvas.

The Errand of Angels Is Given to Women

Sallie Clinton Poet (1949– )
A woman is baptized in a small icy pond in the middle of winter with snow on the ground and a group of people gathered to watch.

Necessary for Salvation

Clark Kelley Price (1945– )
A man and woman watch a boy caring for sheep.

Joyful Holy Family

Gary Lee Price (1955– )
A man standing with one hand on a chair, the other holding a model of a temple building.

Elijah, Come

Lyuba Prusak (1922– )
Metalwork depicting a tree surrounded by people and symbols.

Lehi's Dream

Damaris Puga de Garcia
Arabic text forming a circular design around central point on a a deep blue background.

Mazmuur Naafi: The Arabic Psalm of Nephi

Ahmed Jamal Qureshi (1976– )
Purchase Award
A sleeping baby is held in the hands of men forming a circle.

Bless Them in His Name

Walter Rane (1949– )
Purchase Award
Carved wood representing the temple, God, and heaven.

The Temple, a Step to Exaltation

Emmanuel Richards (1975– )
Portrait of Christ in a gold frame.

Son of Man

J. Kirk Richards (1976– )
Purchase Award
A red cloth in the bottom of a box.

Sacrifice No. 17

Ron Richmond (1963– )
A women holding on to some children near a fire to warm them from the cold, snowy weather.

Elizabeth H. Jackson: Pioneer Mother

Megan Rieker (1972– )
A pre–Columbian figure wearing rich attire meeting Jesus Christ dressed in a simple tunic.

Other Sheep I Have Not of This Fold

Jose R. Riveros (1948– )
Portrait of a young girl.

Becometh as a Child

Julie Rogers (1953– )

S—Z

A closeup of three arched windows on the side of a white building.

Windows of the Lord's House

Don Searle (1944– )
Quilt patterned with four flower-filled urns.

We Seek After These Things

Ann Seely (1946– ) and Joyce Stewart (1940– )
A man and woman holding hands and bowing their heads at the table filled with food.

Hearts Filled with Gratitude

A. D. Shaw (1933– )
An elderly man in a suit watches workers building a white building.

Return to Glory

James Shirley (1925– )
An elderly woman sitting at a spinning wheel.

Pioneer Woman at Her Spinning Wheel

Sue Shuppy (1961– )
A group of people gathered and pointing fingers while a man is crouched down touching the ground with his finger.

Woman Taken in Adultery

Bruce H. Smith (1936– )
A woman holding a baby in her arms.

Sarah and Isaac

Scott Snow (1953– )
A ceramic home with a white figure standing on top.

Angels Round about You

Heidi Somsen (1970– )
A bright glowing tree stands in the middle of a field surrounded by many people.

Lehi's Dream Vision

Roger Sorensen (1955– )
A woman building a fire to heat a pot.

Working the Bellows

J. Ken Spencer (1968– )
Two women sit on a bench looking toward two men standing near the ocean.

A Baptismal Service at Temple Beach

Robert Standing (1935– )
Figurines in groups depicting different social activities.

A Joyful and Happy People

Carolyn Stromberg (1933– )
Merit Award
Statue of a woman standing with a blanket wrapped around her.

The Shield of Faith

John Taye (1946– )
Three scenes from Christ's life: his birth, his atonement, and his visit to the Nephites.

I Am Alpha and Omega, Christ the Lord

Heather Theurer (1976– )
A woman in red holding on to a tree.

Mother of All Living

Jed Thomas (1963– )
Merit Award
A man waving a large white flag.

High on a Mountain Top

Phil Thomas (1958– )
A red ball in the center of a landscape and a building facade in the sky above.

Vision

Valeriano Ugolini (1948– )
A sculpture of two personages in the sky and a man on the ground looking up at them.

First Vision

Kraig Varner (1949– )
Kneeling man watching a bright hand appear out from behind some clouds.

Sawest Thou More than This?

Marcus Alan Vincent (1956– )
Representation of a vision with a central figure with the white beard in the center.

Lehi's Vision of the Pillar of Fire

Georgiy Vnodchenko (1958– )
Two panels, each with a mature, columnar poplar tree on it.

Generations

Clay Wagstaff (1964– )
A tall flowering plant on a table.

Raised Up

Rebecca Wagstaff (1964– )
Merit Award
A elderly man with his arms stretched to the sky, a woman kneeling next to him, and animals of many varieties surrounding them.

Noah's Prayer

Scott Wakefield (1976– )
Seven figures engaged in various different activities.

Angel's Portion: Seeking Virtue

Jodi G. Warner (1955– )
An elderly man and woman standing with small suitcases in hand.

Omi and Opa

Troy Wenzel (1967– )
A hand stitched priesthood line of authority.

Without Beginning of Days or End of Years

Eileen N. Whitaker Hancey (1950– )
Bust of a man carved from wood.

The Young Brother Brigham

Blaine Wilcox (1931– )
Statue of a young man sitting in thought.

Mormon

Eric Wilson (1981– )
A woman sitting and reading a book.

The Book of Mormon

Jeremy Winborg (1979– )
A man driving a wagon hitched to two horses.

A Test of Faith and Ice

Larry Winborg (1942– )
Woman asleep with many different children playing on top of her.

Dreaming of Children

Janis Mars Wunderlich (1970– )
People pointing toward a building while a bright, glowing tree stands in front of them.

Where are You Going?

John Zamudio (1968– )